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Originally posted by Klorox:
I'm in the middle of a no reloads game, so I'm not pulling any punches here. I need some meatshields to help keep my little Gnome Cleric/Illusionist alive!
Here's who is in the party so far:
Gnick O'Thyme Cleric/Illusionist
Jaheria (tank/druid)
Yoshimo -> Imoen (thief/wiz)
Keldorn (tank, wiz killer)
Korgan (tank, I love this guy. It's worth watching your Rep to keep him).
Now, I want to add one more meatshield here. I was thinking of the following:
Minsc (I'd rather not add him, but he qualifies if anybody gets chunked... no reloads!)
Mazzy (decent option as she becomes good in melee later on)
Anomen (He can fight pretty darn good, and I'd have a lot of spellcasting which would help)
Valygar (another decent option, he makes a good scout too, opening up a lot of options for my party)
I suppose another option for me could be to recruit Valygar and Mazzy, dropping Korgan. I wouldn't have to worry about Reputation in a game like that.
Please give me some suggestions or ideas. TIA!
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You already have Jaheira, and she is technically the best tank in the game. Not sure you really need much more. Give her Ironskins, Armor of Faith, Defensive Harmony, Shield of Harmony, and the best plate mail you have available and a healthy supply of healing potions and then stand back.
I don’t use Korgan much…so I can’t speak to his tanking abilities but they should be good.
Keldorn is not so much a tank but with Jaheira and Korgan he really doesn’t need to be.
But if you want another tank… Your best bet would be Anomen. Though with both Keldorn and Anomen in your party you would have issues about who gets the gauntlets of Dexterity…and to be a really great tank Anomen would need them. (can you ever really have to much spell casting?) add a proficiency in flails so he can use FoA and he really starts to shine.
Otherwise your options are really limited
Valygar is a killing machine...but no tank. He is limited to leather armors making him lag a bit behind in AC compared to others. When I use Valygar he always end s the game with the highest kill totals. But he is always first to hit the healing potions
Cernd…um…no
Mazzy, the best sniper in the game….but not really a tank until much later on. Worse her proficiencies in short sword limit her weapons options for a bit…and given her proficiencies in bow you don’t want to tie her down with a shield.
Haer’Dalis…um…again…no
Minsc, in my experience Minsc dies very easily
Viconia, no matter what your reputation she and Keldorn will end up coming to blows. That and her pathetic strength means you will have to decide how to farm out your limited strength enhancing items. Jaheira and Keldorn already need those and the girdle of frost giant strength isn’t available until the underdark
You option of dropping Korrgan and picking up Valygar and Mazzy is a good one…
[ 10-08-2006, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: IronDragon ]